Shloka 129

Devanagari script

ततः: सर्वे च पठ्चाला भीमसेनश्नू पाण्डव:

Transliteration

tataḥ sarve ca pāñcālā bhīmasenaś ca pāṇḍavāḥ

Translation

Sañjaya said: Then all the Pāñcālas, along with Bhīmasena and the Pāṇḍavas, (moved/acted together). The line signals a collective resolve on the battlefield—an ethical emphasis on solidarity and coordinated duty (svadharma) amid the pressures of war.

Word by Word

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (तद्-प्रातिपदिकात् अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable)

• पाञ्चालाः: the Panchalas
• पाञ्चालाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाञ्चाल
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

• भीमसेनः: Bhimasena (Bhima)
• भीमसेनः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: भीमसेन
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, एकवचनम्

• पाण्डवाः: the Pandavas
• पाण्डवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun (proper/collective)
• Root: पाण्डव
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, प्रथमा, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Pāñcālas
• Bhīmasena
• Pāṇḍavas

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in violent conflict, the epic highlights disciplined unity and shared responsibility: allies act together under dharma, supporting one another rather than pursuing isolated heroics.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sañjaya reports that the Pāñcālas and the Pāṇḍavas, with Bhīma among them, collectively advance or undertake a coordinated action in the battle sequence.